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What happens to Rainsford and Zaroff at the end of the story?
At the very end of the story, Sanger Rainsford kills General Zaroff. General Zaroff had been hunting Rainsford throughout much of the story. Zaroff comes in, they fight and Rainsford kills Zaroff. The story ends with Rainsford going to sleep in Zaroff’s bed.
Who won the fight at the end between Rainsford and Zaroff?
What do we know for certain? That according to the rules of engagement, Rainsford wins the hunt because he survives three days out in the jungle without getting killed.
What does Rainsford realize at the end of the story?
He intends to fight Zaroff to the death. Rainsford realizes that Zaroff has seemingly inhuman hunting capabilities and that Zaroff is just playing with him so that the game will last longer.
What happens at the end of the story in the last scene of the story why does Rainsford say I am still a beast at bay?
Rainsford responds by saying, “I am still a beast at bay… Get ready, General Zaroff” (Connell, 15). The term “beast at bay” is an idiom associated with a trapped animal’s defensive instinct. Essentially, Rainsford is telling Zaroff that he still feels like he is a cornered animal that is willing and ready to fight.
Does Rainsford replace Zaroff?
Sanger Rainsford’s terrifying experience being hunted throughout Ship-Trap Island by the deranged General Zaroff completely transforms him into a more sympathetic individual with a different outlook on life.
What does furnish a repast mean?
a meal; or the food served at a meal. a meal following a funeral (in some parts of the United States) One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds.
How does General Zaroff know Rainsford?
How does General Zaroff know who Rainsford is? He knows who Rainsford is because he has read his book on hunting snow leopards. Describe Rainsford’s first impression of Zaroff. He thought he was “singularly handsome”; there was an “original, almost bizarre quality” about his face.
What is Zaroff’s fate at the end of the story?
At the end of the story, Zaroff’s fate is….? He has changed his mind about hunting. Rainsford felt what it was like to have the fear of being hunting. He could have also turned from a good character to a bad one.
How does Zaroff finally manage to escape Zaroff and the hounds?
He heard the hounds. Then he leaped far out into the sea…. This, then, is how he “escaped” from the island, but of course he returns. That night, a contented Zaroff goes to his bedroom and turns the light on; he is shocked to find Rainsford hiding behind his curtains.